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House of Tugu Old Town Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia · Tugu Hotels · Accessible Luxury
A carved wooden boat dated 1648 anchors the lobby of this Kota Tua museum-hotel, the product of a 15-year research project by the Tugu Group into 19th-century Peranakan family history. Its 25 rooms and suites, opened in a 2024 soft launch, are themed around real figures who passed through old Batavia, including sugar baron Oei Tiong Ham and Charlie Chaplin, who visited Java in 1932.
- 25 rooms
- Opened 2024
- Neighborhood: Kota Tua
- Rooms from 269 sq ft (25 m²)
About House of Tugu Old Town Jakarta
- The lobby's centerpiece, a wooden boat carved in 1648, gives its name to the hotel's Kali Macan room.
- One suite is named for Charlie Chaplin, who toured Java in 1932; another honors 19th-century sugar baron Oei Tiong Ham, once called 'the Rockefeller of Asia.'
- The hotel's antiques collection includes a masterpiece by 19th-century Javanese painter Raden Saleh, assembled through 15 years of Tugu Group research into specific Peranakan family histories.
- The hotel occupies a restored building on Kali Besar Barat in Kota Tua, Jakarta's old Dutch colonial quarter once known as Batavia.
- Entry-level rooms start at 269 sq ft (25 m²).
History
House of Tugu, Old Town Jakarta is an intimate heritage hotel and museum in the Kota Tua (Old Town) district of Jakarta, in the Roa Malaka/Tambora area along Kali Besar Barat. Created over a 15-year process by the Tugu Group to document family stories reaching back to the mid-19th century, it displays a substantial collection of antiques, artworks and treasures—including a masterpiece by 19th-century painter Raden Saleh and a carved wooden boat dated 1648.
The boutique property opened around late 2024 (with a soft launch in December 2024 and a formal opening cited in early 2025), offering roughly 25 rooms and suites in a neo-retro eclectic style. Its themed rooms and suites evoke Peranakan culture and figures such as sugar baron Oei Tiong Ham ('the Rockefeller of Asia') and Charlie Chaplin's 1932 visit to Java.
Restaurants and bars
- Jajaghu Restaurant — Restaurant · Indonesian heritage
- Babah Koffie by Kawisari — Restaurant
- De Tiger Poolside Lounge — Poolside
Experiences
- Museum displays of ancestors' artefacts — Displays of a substantial collection of treasures from the Tugu family ancestors relating to their stories.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
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